Tea Party Patriots Statement on Selection of Paul Ryan as the Vice-Presidential Nominee
August 11, 2012 at 9:50 am in News by Tea Party Patriots 295 Comments
Tea Party Patriots welcomes the selection of Paul Ryan as the Vice-Presidential running mate for Governor Mitt Romney. With this selection, Governor Romney and the Republican Party make it clear that they have accepted the Tea Party Patriots values of fiscal responsibility, limited government and free markets as the best course of action for economic recovery and restoring personal freedom and individual responsibility to our national values.
Paul Ryan is an excellent choice for VP. He definitely speaks for me.
the middle class should pay much more the rich should pay nothing
why
Why not?
I wish he had picked Allen West, I think he would have had a large percent of the black votes for a sure win! I am not too famliar with Paul Ryan,but if Mitt Romney is knows all about him, I would vote for a snake rather than vote for obummer!
Rita Brunell,
I like Allen West and would close ranks behind him as well as for Paul Ryan, Jan Brewer, or even a toaster! I am glad we have someone to cheer for.
I agree. Ryan may well ‘outshine’ Romney. Glad he’s the choice.
The lying snake you got that right , How does that Lying O bumer sleep at night.
Now paul lets nail this sucker!!!!!Lets be right to the point and be Very Disrespectful like he is to us conservative’s and fellow tea party people, Show no mercy!!! nail his college records, Birth cert , his track record in the last 4 years We want to see his tax returns!!! where did he get the $ from all these colleges he went too. where did he come from ETC ETC
Um, say what? I like Allen West, but his language is a bit vitriolic and he’d be ripped apart the liberal media. Who cares what his skin color is. Black or white, those that have voted Dumbocrat will continue to vote dumbocrat for the tenure of their lives.
But, most black people hate Allen West. Ryan is a great pick!
Tea Party Paul Ryan will kill Medicare.. Voucher System for the old folks. U will get old one day if u live.
JD, even Ron Paul knows that we must come together and turn this country around. Your “Ron Paul” or bust attitude will serve no purpose at all. It simply abandons our children and their futures.
I too would have wrote in Ron Paul’s name before I voted for another rino. Romney made a good choose. Pick Tea Party or get lost.
50% of Americans don’t pay taxes! All of the congress, Senate, and President are millionares! Obama promised to leave office if he did not turn around the economy. “One term president” his own words. I hope he leaves!!!
How about equal taxation as supportted in the bill of right and the bill of attainder clauses. Targeted taxation and class warfare are just the tools that oppressive governments use against the people.
Let’s hope he can speak in a manner that the dumbed down populace can understand and appreciate. He did promise to tell the truth….that will be refreshing.
The problem with the dumbed down sheep is that they’ve been conditioned to only absorb the progressives socialists retoric!
I’m with you on this. Same ol’ same ol’.
Tell the truth? You mean like the time that Ryan was confronted with taking TARP money after stating that he did not. He is a hypocrit
like all of them.
I like the Romney and Ryan team. Let’s continue to pray and then pray harder. America must first bless God again, if we ever expect that God will again bless America! Amen?
AMEN!! The left is trying to take God out of country and man.
Double Amen! I believe we must take control back of our media, education as the left is running the show and don’t want God in anything. We are a Christian-Judeao nation!
I love the Paul Ryan pick. I’ve been posting tidbits on my facebook page fequently to work at those undecided’s and independents to change things 1 vote at a time. I ask questions and get people thinking so they’ll vote smartly instead of ignorantly like they did last time.
Sandy, I hear what you are saying and amen to that, but as an American who happens to be black; when is the Tea Party, the Republican Party, and conservatives in general going to be inclusive? When can I and others like me feel a part of the conversation without folks seeing my skin first? Obama has to go, and every other far left communist leaning progressive in the government, but to my point, stop apologizing for being who you are, I stopped a long time ago. Tell the truth and if they call you a racist invite them to the next meeting.
We aren’t a Judeo-Christian nation, we were just founded by Christians and the majority of the religious populous is Judeo-Christian. The point of the Constitution is to make a safe and open nation for all religions, not just Judeo-Christians.
No government institution should deny religious practices (praying in schools, muslim foot washing) unless it disrupts normal operations. They also shouldn’t be doing stuff just to make the Christians happy.
What does ‘God’ have to do with it you moron. There is no god.
Not even Stephen Hawkings, arguably the smartest man on the Planet today, is willing to say “there is no God…” Athiests like yourself blind themselves to any actual look at the physical Universe, even with the lens of modern Science. Happily, you will pass through the veil in ignorance and discover whether you were right or tragically wrong.
You ir are an idiot!
And you know this how? did the devil tell you?
This is actually a reply to William who claims that the TEA Party and Republican Party have to be more “inclusive” because, as a Black American, he seems to feel he is not “allowed” to participate.
I would suggest to William that it is neither the TEA Party nor the Republican Party that is not “inclusive,” but rather his own mentality and philosophy which may be restricting him.
As a woman born in the West Indies (meaning I am not “white,”) I am also a very proud member of the Conservative, TEA, and Republican parties. Never for an instant did I ever feel there was no “inclusion” for the simple reason that nothing was stopping me from sharing their beliefs.
That is what “inclusion” is — sharing similar beliefs, philosophies, ideals — nothing having to do with skin color.
That’s where the liberals have had it wrong for so long. “Inclusion” has never had anything to do with collectives of “right-thinking” followers.
For Conservatives, “Inclusion” has always meant: everyone has the right to think as he or she wishes, express themselves as he or she wishes, and to gather with each other while at the same time knowing that we each have the self-responsibility to stay true to our own individual and personal beliefs on any given subject — yet still be in overall agreement, despite the disagreements!
When liberals realize this . . . then we will really “all get along.”
Beautifully stated, Michele.
well said Michelle. thank you.this is what the Tea Party is all about. all people coming together for a common ground.
It’s not skin color, color of skin has nothing to do with it. It is not difficult for me as an educated black man to simply use good reason and seek truth instead of loyalty to a particular cause. Our founding fathers of this nation never intended and even placed guards against our government living so far out of its means. Red, yellow, black or white the size of government must be reduced, including the tax burden on the working class and parents and our children, no matter what their income level is. God bless the investors and job creators, they need a tax break too. I want my children and grandchildren to have the opportunity and liberty that I’ve enjoyed in this great nation.
Your world must look aufully bleak to you.. no God? Then the highist deity in your world is Barack Obama. No wonder your bitter and angry.
What else could one think coming from a “Finkle dinkle”. One day you will realize that God does most certainly exist. God is exactly what our country needs right now. I wish you peace in your heart Finkle dinkle.
Tea Party members believe in GOD. I bet your a Obama supporter spreading your hate.
Tea Party Members believe in the cross .. The ” Burning Cross”, The KKK
Nay, Jay…not all members of the Tea Party profess to believe in God (I do but my husband and a few others I know do not). To repeat what someone said in this blog, our Tea Party is inclusive of all … just like the God I pray to loves all. I love all too, but I don’t love the actions of many — including myself at times.
The real problem is that your idea of God and mine are not necessarly one in the same. This country was constitutionally founded on the idea that we remain secular and include all beliefs and religions. That’s waht has made America great not YOUR god.
Then why do you fear him
God has a LOT TO DO WITH IT because if weren’t for God none of us would be living here on Earth.
Double Amen to Dan H’s comment! Only with God and HIS values given to us in the Bible will America succeed. The sexual immorality in America concerns me greatly. It is not in God’s will. Pray for repentance where needed.
Right on!
Last night I was thinking how Obama has tried to accentuate division, to whip up anger one group against another. Black against white, poor against successful,left against right, building up walls between the people of this great nation. So I have the same message for our”dear leader” that a great president once said to another leader ” Mr. Obama… tear down this wall.”
Ryan for VP. HOORAY FOR THE RED WHITE AND BLUE! Romney & Ryan – A Great Team.
Romney & Ryan I strongly feel will put this great country back on it’s feet. Sure ther are going to be some very tough decissions that will have to be made and a lot of use will have to tighten our belts a little. When everything is said and done I see the United States of America becomeing the great nation that it once was again and the rest of the world will look up to us again. As a Vietnam Veteran I can once again say proudly I am glad to have served “my Country”. God Bless America.
If they put Paul Ryan’s budget in place, our country can start digging out of the hole Obama has dug!!
Morningstar, You are a full-on dunce. Ryan’s budget is only slightly different than Obama’s. It does NOT cut spending, and proposes nearly the same deficit as Obama’s by 2022. Ryan is a Big spender. He voted for TARP, Obama’s 2008 and 2009 Stimulus, Medicare Part D, No Child Left Behind, the Auto Industry Bailouts and more. It is dunderheads like you that the Republicans rely on for support. Voters like you are the problem. Educate yourself before you say anything else so stupid again.
Nick you are the dunce. Ryan’s plan actually balances the budget in 10 years unlike Obama’s and Bohner’s June 2011 versions and the so called compromise in August 2011 that do not even come close.
Wrong. It balances the budget by 2040. Guess you are aRepyblican dunce too.
Nick etc. The best way to resolve this is to cite a “factual” source for your claims and not just banter about.
Nick, you must be a diehard liberal….your comments begin with insults. you seem to be ignorant, naive, uninformed of the real facts.
Which fact is wrong? I notice you don’t address any facts. And would a liberal complain that Ryan is a big spender, big gov’t politician? Put on your thinking cap.
I’m always wary when a point being made begins with an insult directed toward one who disagrees. Lack of a valid argument is in evidence here. The Ryan plan is not on the table yet, and does balance the budget IN TEN YEARS, not 28 like some would like to propagandize. Let’s try to keep it civil and truthful at the very least. To suggest that Ryan would come anywhere near being the BIG SPENDER that Obama has shown himself to be is just plain silly.
Paul Ryan is a moronic big government lame-o, just like Romney. The GOP has just guaranteed they will lose in November providing that flip-flop liberal Romney gets the nomination at the end of the month and doesn’t continue to implode before it
Greg, you may have missed the newsflash over at MSNBC . . . Mr. Romney *is* the presumptive nominee and the convention will be nothing more than the formality to officially declare his nomination.
It’s done deal, guy . . . wake up!
The Romney-Ryan ticket is exactly what our Republic needs to save what is left of our history, traditions, and to put our future back on track.
Greg, I think you are one of the few that sees the truth. “Paul Ryan voted for TARP, auto bailouts, Medicare expansion, housing subsidies, unemployment extension, a national ID, making the PATRIOT ACT permanent, surveillance without a warrant, No Child Left Behind, keeping troops in Iraq indefinitely, the 2008 and 2009 stimulus- but pretends to be about small government when it suits him?” Adam Kokesh
How can the rest of you call yourself the Tea Party?
Reading these posts, if I was the opposition I would be gleeful. Look at how this looks and sounds, like kids carping at each other. Let’s all grow up and act and post like adults and the “intruders” will still show their ugly selves but the rest of us will have a rational conversation and stop letting them do what they are trying to do to Romney which is to lead him around by the nose by talking about everything except his (Obama’s) miserable record since he has been in office. Let’s show them we are bigger than that!
Wow, Greg! It is pretty obvious that people can see how little you know about the election process. Spoken like a genuine ignorant liberal along with the hateful comments that are so synonymous with the Democratic campaign.
DL… you are an idiot. Your inability to deal with facts is glaring and you are a political dunce. Liberals don’t complain that a politician is a big spending, big government politician. What a dope.
Why aren’t you running Greg?
I agree, now we must give them both our full support and prayers… They will need both! God Bless. Milt
Ryan as VP will draw no new votes. Would he do a good job? Yes. But anyone suppotive of Ryan’s positions would have no doubt voted for Romney anyway. The ONLY choice that would have given Romeny a shot would have been Rubio. When will the Republicans learn that change is not possible while Obama is still in office…as he will be.
I disagree. As a foreign-born, naturalized American (I speak French *and* Spanish, so guess where I was born!) picking Marco (who is impressive) would have been pandering to the so-called “latino” vote.
It would seem to me, being as only Americans — native born or naturalized — are permitted to vote, it would not matter what “latinos” or any other non-Americans would think about a nominee.
The only thing that should matter is that we are AMERICANS voting for the best AMERICANS to lead our country.
No more, no less.
Suzanne,
Ryan is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. He has the feel good social issues, but he supported Tarp in 2008.
http://dailycaller.com/2012/08/11/paul-ryan-in-2008-heaven-help-us-if-tarp-bailout-package-not-approved-video/
The Tarp plan was a dismal failure, and we taxpayers paid for it. He jumped on the gloom and doom bandwagon to avoid bankruptcy for bad performing companies. He quoted the “mistakes” of the depression which was caused by government interference, and so Ryan voted for even greater government interference with the Tarp plan. We don’t need his brand of experimentation and learning on the job. We already have that in the Obama administration.
Romney’s VP choice will handicap the GOP just as Palin did for McCain. Nov will be a replay of 2008 as we lose.
We need to start supporting the truth! It seems all and any that run for President have been envolved in something illegal. I don’t know,,, even our President can’t seem to tell the truth. What have we become a nation of leadership that can’t speak the truth and cover up lies? I can’t find anyone to vote for and a v-president isn’t going to make my vote
happen. I can’t vote for someone who I feel has taken advantage of the American people. Therefore election day will be easy for me, I probably will not vote at all!
Paul Ryan makes the choice clear: fiscal responsibility or an ever growing and expensive government that intrudes on every freedom that Americans USED to enjoy.
Paul Ryan will be a strong addition to an already strong presidential candidate. We really need to get behind them in the Tea Party Patriots.
Ryan is a great choice. This is a man who is absolutely no stranger to confronting Obama and the Liberal agenda. He can articulate a fiscally responsible and pro free market approach to Americans of every demographic.Tea Party Patriots everywhere should be excited for the future!
I am very happy with Paul Ryan as VP. It tells me Romney is serious about tackling our financial problems & restoring our economy . Great Pick!
Watching the announcement today brought me to tears – for the first time in quite awhile, I feel we have a great chance on getting our country back. I pray these two men of integrity and love of America win this election. God Bless them both and God Bless America.
I agree completely. For the first time in a very long time, I am excited about the distinct possibility of removing the Panderer in Chief from the White House and replacing him with a President and Vice-President that have honor, integrity, and commitment to telling the truth to ALL Americans, not just pandering to various interest groups in exchange for votes!
To all of us please remember that the damage of biblical proportions having been done over the last + years, will take time to fix and we need to suffer through all of this. Just think 16+trillions have been mounted on all of our backs plus laws and mandates that your turn all of our hair grey over night. Most of us don’t even know what Obama has done in his executive orders the details of it would scare you half to death. We all must stay alert and never again give adulation of god – like proportions to a person. We too are responsible for the damage done to pour country. I threw my TV away a long time ago, due to garbage being shown and the promotion of perversions so immoral I lack the words to describe it. Let’s be vigil citizens and no more hateful stuff, it is so vile it makes me sick. Be constructive and suggest solutions versus picking for self serving purposes. I for one look forward to being able to work again and either abolish or reduce Union powers. The right to work is not to be threatened by Unions. We also need to get back to God, for he is ultimately who had in the past blessed this country. and we need those blessings again, besides it takes our minds off of being self indulgent. Remain active in your choices of leadership i.e in Congress, Senate and the White House. If and when Romney and Ryan get into office, I do not envy them the job of undoing what dangerous bills, mandates and laws have been placed under Obama, remember, Obama has a crew of Marxist’s, communist’s and other radicals with him. Help your friends and neighbors to understand the attacks from Obama’s Campaign being used to confuse all people, Remember to seek the truth and not listen to Lucifer. Thank for reading and thank you for thinking and keep it up in the name of our Lord.
You are so correct. We need someone in the Presidents office that will take the Congress in hand and stop their terrible spending habits. If everyone of them had to live like the rest of us they wouldn’t be for Obama.
I like the choice. My Choices where Ryan and Allen West, So I am happy. Paul’s speech at times sounded like I wrote it. He needs to keep speaking about returning the country to that of Freedom and the Pursuit of happiness, as promised by our founders. Socialism/Marxism, have failed in every attempt ever made. This is the Time to blame All those from the past, everyone that has lead this Country after Grover Cleveland, The Countries trend towards socialism started after Cleveland’s. The Romney/Ryan ticket needs to show they are willing to take on the idea of a central government and the FED. The People in this country do not want to be part of a one world Government where Socialistic values win the day. So now it is time for those of who support this ticket to convey the message and change the minds of those who have been swayed to believe in social programs. We can never change the minds of the people who support themselves solely by government hand outs but we can change those who are in the middle or the independents. So charge hard and Strong Mr. Romney and Mr. Ryan
The best comment among a lot of really good comments! Our chances for realizing the hope of a change in the White House just doubled!
Thank you Mitt for picking Paul Ryan,I was brought to tears as will I know God is going to bring this country back to morals with these two men. Tea Party we need your help so support these guys and get our country back. God Bless this country ,Bless these two men as they try hard to get us back on track and get this Debt down.my prayers go with them
I just say amen.
Sue said it all, ? Amen
I now have hope for the country. The country must decide. Do we want responsible limited government (Romney/ Ryan), or do we want socialism and dependency (Obama/ Biden)?
Obama’s platform has appeal for those on the government dole, but it spells disaster when the “takers” exceed the “producers.” Every attempt in history and the present (Greece) have proven this. I’m praying the voters will choose reality (Romney/ Ryan) over empty promises (Obama/ Biden).
To the great people of This Republic, We soon will have to make a decision, As to who our next leaders are. We need to all make our decisions from our heart, and with our God given intelligence and not on emotion. Yes, there are many things one can say are unjust, unfair, not right, as a whole, but the knowledge of how we have gotten here is always ignored and replaced, with the emotions and the untruths being passed, especially by our leaders and our current media services, who are not without biases. It is easy to fall prey to such lies and deception, while you and your family are struggling. When we make our decisions these next several months we should research the truth on our own. We should not let outside influence sway us, these include our ministers, priests, rabies, our community leaders, our local news, the politicians running for office, our employers, our Unions (especially the Unions. Who spend your money for a candidate, you may oppose), We need to vote on the facts and we need to error on the Side of Freedom. Our Nation was created by the courage of few and has become the most powerful, Intellectual, industrious and free Nation in the World. We have lost many a family members throughout the years, with the founding and then preserving of our beliefs and our freedoms, from our enemies abroad. And yet we do nothing to stop the enemies from within. Our Nation was Founded in the Belief that “All men were created equal “, That all should pursue happiness.
“At a time when our worldly masters in England, will Satisfied with nothing less than depravation of American freedom, it seems highly necessary that something be done to maintain liberty.“ George Washington.
“Among the natural rights of the colonist are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can.” Samuel Adams.
“Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it, derived from our maker. But if we had not, our fathers have earned and bought it for us, at the expense of their ease, their estates, their pleasure, and their blood.“ John Adams
“If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!” Samuel Adams.
“The very definition of tyranny is when all powers are gathered under one place.” James Madison.
Our Forefathers, Sought to create this land of opportunity for a free society, free from tyranny , free to practice religion freely without persecutions, free to own property and to defend it and your family. Free to speak your mind in a public forum. They felt that We were given our unalienable rights by our Creator and that no man can break these truths. So on July 4, 1776. The Congress publicly announced to the world the unanimous decision of the American Colonies to declare themselves free and independent states, absolved from any allegiance to Great Britain and so was the proclamation we have held dear for more than 200 years.
The Declaration of Independence; “When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which Laws of nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation“.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”. as we all know, the declaration continues on to say that government should be instituted among men, and that they derive their just power from the consent of the governed.
So a small group of delegates convened in Philadelphia to create a new Constitution for the new Nation. Meeting in what is now Independence Hall, they sought to “form a more perfect Union” and establish a government that would “secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity”. Their challenge was to create the institutional arrangements for limiting powers and securing the rights promised in the Declaration of Independence, while preserving the Republican form of government that reflected the consent of the governed. The solution was to create a strong government of adequate but limited powers, all carefully enumerated in a written constitution. The Constitution was ratified in in 1789 and has secured our fundamental rights, providing for an unprecedented degree of human freedom and at the same time upholding the rule of law. To this day our Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution stand as a proud symbols of Courage, Liberty and a warning to tyrants world wide that we are a strong and free people, we will defend our rights and freedoms against all enemies foreign and domestic.
And so we have it:
The Constitution of The United States; We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
They say that time changes everything and we have seen our share of changes and challenges to our Constitution. Some where warranted while others have questionable motives. Our freedoms have been under attack from the very beginning first by the Anti-federalist, The war of 1812, The Civil War, Spanish American War and then by our countries Political and social Grievances.
Are Paul Ryan’s Budget Plans Radical or Weak Beer?
http://reason.com/blog/2012/08/11/are-paul-ryans-budget-plans-radical-or-w
Paul Ryan is very intelligent dealing with budgets. Plus he’s a family man that goes home to his family as soon as sessions are over on Thursday. He doesn’t live in DC to party it up and disgrace his office with indecent antics. I just hope he isn’t too decent for the voters,many seem to like sinful, fast talking hippocrites. He’ll tell the facts.
I agree with you! Gov. Romney together with Paul Ryan must begin the fight to take the
presidency and take our wonderful country back in the direction we need to go.
This has been a very dirty race for the recapture of our country and we have to be
outspoken and not afraid to tell the Democrats the way it is and not allow all the lies,
misrepresentation and distortions to pave the way, avoiding the real issues he refuses
to talk about. The foundation of this country must not be dragged down to become
Europe!
Tea Party Patriots is not a genuine part of the Tea Party movement. It is, and always has been nothing but a shill for mainstream republicanism. The proof is its support for Ryan. His budget proposal does not cut spending and is onlu slightly different than Obama’s. He voted for Medicare Part D, TARP, no child left behind, and every other big government program proposed by Bush. He now wants to INCREASE military spending. We already outspend the next 10 biggest military budgets of the world COMBINED. Tea Party Patriots is a NeoCon organization and does not believe in any of the principles it espouces. Don’t be the sucker they think you are.
Nick, you are so right. When I got the e-mail from Tea Party Patriots applauding Mitt’s pick for VP, I said to myself, if the Tea Party Patriots represents the grass roots Tea Party, then I want nothing to do with the Tea Party. Tea Party Patriots appears to be RINOs that want to continue to be led astray by the Republican Party Leadership that is more than willing to lead them over a cliff.
Apparently you know nothing about the Tea Party Patriots. It is this group that began the Tea Party movement. Educate yourself.
Nick, If you think so lowly of the TeaPartyPatriots, what are you doing on this site ? In truth ,you are really a demo/shill,right ? I suggest you go to your demo site(wherever that is) and tell them of your thoughts. We don’t want to hear your socialistic,anti-American rants.
Gerry, I attended TP rallies and my great concern was suckers like you who liked the message but maintain an ignorance that allows Republicans to continue to advocate fiscal responsibility, limited government and Constitutional government while voting against it. I note that you, like most suckers, don’t address the clear facts about Ryan. He is a BIG Government, BIG spender and Tea Party Patriots has embraced him as the second coming of Christ. Merkel has betrayed his message. He is a hypocrite; are you?
Arrogant Cathy, apparently you know nothing about the TP’s roots. Educate yourself for a change. http://www.scribd.com/doc/101536315/Libertarian-Roots-of-the-Tea-Party-Cato-Policy-Analysis-No-705
Cathy, if you are right, then I am in the wrong party. Then the Tea Party is for RINOs, not for those who want to change the party, but those who want to maintain the status quo.
I agree Nick….Ryan also voted for the Patriot Act and voted FOR the bailouts! He can talk the talk, just like Romney, but he can’t walk the walk. I wish the Tea Party would get behind some REAL change….like the movers and shakers in the Libertarian Party!
Right on, Brother!
Mr. Griffin,
Let me be blunt about something. I have said this many times before to other people, but if you don’t agree with the music being played, go find another party to crash.
What gives you any idea that the tea party patriots are a neocon organization? I have found no evidence to support the theory that this organization is just for republicanism and the advancement of just republican ideals.
Everything I’ve seen thus far points to a basic union of democrats and republicans with the goal of returning our country to it’s former glory and not allowing those who hold all the power to turn it into a dictatorship or fascist state.
Thus far, I’ve seen alot of middle of the road discussion amongst some pretty reasonable individuals about the direction our country is taking and are obviously not happy about.
Stop with the bashing, and let everyone be.
God Bless Texas and may God Bless the United States of America
Andy, who are you to tell me what to do? Oh, a Republican mainstreamer? The music is fine. Love the music. But the dancers are off beat, Andy. The dancers just embraced and supported a BIG spending BIG government politician–the very evil I protested against with fellow Tea Party Movement members. You are a sellout, if you ever actually believed in the TP Movement message. You leave the party; we don’t need hypocrites as Republicans have been for the last 45 years. Everyone of them has grown government spending to new higher levels and increase government power, after promising they wouldn’t. Now Tea Party Patriots has employed the same trick–send Merkel some more money, OK? Stooge.
Nick, you are far more articulate than me. Keep your voice vocal! There was a time, when I was like many of these RINOs I was deceived and thought that if I voted for the lesser of two evils, I would prevent the more evil candidate from getting into office. Years ago, that meant I voted for Dole (held my nose, mind you) and Clinton won and then Dole bowed at Clinton’s feet and I realized I voted for a shill. Haven’t made that mistake sense then. Mitt is put up by the powers to be as a favorable alternative to Obama. Mitt won’t behave much different than Obama, that is a given.
TB Patriot. Love you Brother.
Let’s be real and cut to the chase… both parties, Democrat and Republican have been enamored of spending taxpayer dollars for too long. The very fact that you are attacking an alternative to the doom and gloom of Obama give me pause for thought. If one were to follow your thinking we would not be voting…the progressives/socialists/liberals would vote for Obama and he would win reelection. Romney and Ryan are by far the better choice that we are offered. Anything you say to the contrary is false. The very fact that you claim to be Tea Party and yet are attacking the more conservative choice tells me that 1. You are a plant (democratic machine … very big on disinformation, lies… half truths etc. or 2. You are so soulless that you have already thrown in the towel and share views more in tune with an anarchist than a pragmatist. Lastly, I will give you this if you are a mole… you’re good but regardless of your venom you are seen for what you are… disillusioned. You win the race by taking the first step. Romney and Ryan can be held to loftier ideals than the socialist nightmare that we now have as “Dictator In Chief.”
Nick, nobody likes a troll…….take your comments where they will be welcome!
Nick,
Glad to know you’ve been paying attention, not just parroting the pundits like a few in this blog. Here are the things Ryan has supported in the last few years.
Congressman Ryan supports the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, federal bailouts, increased federal involvement in education, unconstitutional and undeclared wars, Medicare Part D (a multi-trillion dollar unfunded liability), stimulus spending, and foreign aid. I realize some of these are feel good votes, but our country can’t afford them, and when the dollar crashes, it won’t matter whether they were a good idea or not because they’ll have to end.
Paul Ryan on Bailouts and Government Stimuli
-Voted YES on TARP (2008)
-Voted YES on Economic Stimulus HR 5140 (2008)
-Voted YES on $15B bailout for GM and Chrysler. (Dec 2008)
-Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
Paul Ryan on Entitlement Programs
-Voted YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
-Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
-Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Oct 2008)
-Voted YES on Head Start Act (2007)
Paul Ryan on Education
Rep. Ryan went along with the Bush Administration in supporting more federal involvement in education. This is contrary to the traditional Republican position, which included support for abolition of the Department of Education and decreasing federal involvement in education.
-Voted YES on No Child Left Behind Act (2001)
Paul Ryan on Civil Liberties
-Voted YES on federalizing rules for driver licenses to hinder terrorists. (Feb 2005)
-Voted YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005)
-Voted YES on allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant. (Sep 2006)
Paul Ryan on War and Intervention Abroad
-Voted YES on authorizing military force in Iraq. (Oct 2002)
-Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Apr 2003)
-Voted YES on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date. (Jun 2006)
-Voted NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days. (May 2007)
Thanks for the assist, Leigh. Good facts.
I’d say that they are a substantial improvement over the Senate Budget Plans produced by Harry Reid. Oh, wait a minute, Harry Reid and the Senate haven’t produced a budget since 2009.
This made me cry. This nation badly needs real leaders. We must all be sure to vote and get out our family, friends and neighbors in November.
Ryan’s plan cuts taxes for ALL people while maintaining our obligations to older folks. This means ObamaCare is going to be repealed if we get this team in. Romney has sanitized himself of his sins with this pick.
We can not back down in November. We must fight and we must win. God bless you all.
I can’t imagine why Mitt would want to appeal Obamacare since it is so much based on what Mitt introduced in his state. WHY would he want to appeal it?? I believe he will want to modify it at the very least to have it called Mittcare. No, only extreme wishful thinking can lead one to believe that Mitt is going to turn things around. Once voted in, Mitt will not so much as even thank those who brought him to power, but will do his best to back peddle on any campaign promises he made. Typical of what most Republican Presidents do.
How on earth can you support the Democratic party and the Socialist President in charge of it??? He has done nothing but take from the hard working Armericans and give it to people who not receive anything. What have they done to be treated as the one in charge. With all of the entitlements that Obama has given people who have never put in a lick of work for three or four generations and to illega aliens who should go home. Obama’ team in the Chicage mafia.
Sorry Bob, you must be on drugs. Because I don’t support a liberal RINO like Mitt does not automatically mean I support a liberal Democrat like Obama. YOU are a simpleton to think that is the case. No, I support Ron Paul, and trust me, if Ron Paul does NOT win the Republican nomination, I will not then support a LIBERAL like Mitt Romney. No, losers like Mitt only deserve the votes of citizens that will vote for a loser like Mitt. Mitt nor more has my vote than Obama.
Chavez, Castro…etc…communism???
New World Order?
I think you mean “repeal”.
Mitt had a number of very good choices for VP. Some “safe”, some perhaps “secure” for the campaign effort. However, he selected Paul not just for the campaign effort, but even more critical, for the future of our great country. Paul, I am sure, with Mitt, and our total support will lead America back to the greatness it has historically has embodied.
Our task going forward is one of education. The far left democratic party will spend every penny of their war chest to convince the “masses” that the Republican leadership wants “millionaires and billionaires” to be rewarded at the expense of the “masses”. We need to cut through this demagoguery with the TRUTH. The truth is we want every American to be raised up. We don’t want our great country (the greatest country ever on the face of this planet) to go the way of Greece, Italy, Portugal, and the rest of Europe. It is up to US (the TEA Party) to lead in this educational effort. If we get 4 more years of Obama, and his socialist minions, it is our fault. We cannot fall short in this effort.
God bless, and guide Mitt, Paul, the TEA Party, and God bless America.
Time will tell. Unfortunately, politics has been all about saying the words people want to hear, but very little about actually delivering on what has been said or promised in return for our vote. I sincerely hope and pray that in thier course they do actually manage to accomplish some positive things for our country and give us a sense of optimism again. I’d like to see some changes rather than have someone continually tell me what those changes need to be, and then nothing happens. When “we the people” again gain a sense of having some control back in our lives, with respect to the outcome of our future, having done our due diligence, and paid our dues, we will once again be a great and prosperous nation. Sadly our current leadership only promises that things will get worse, and then delivers as we pay and pay again. Our government is not the answer. Looking to them will only make them grow bigger to try and satisfy our requests. We all need to take the initiative to take back the responsabilities we have let pass to government agencies. Success does not come easily, it takes work. TPP are those who have awakened after a long sleep, realizing what inaction has perpetrated, and now it’s time to again take control. At least thats how i feel about it. But I’m not convinced any politician associated with the broken machine our current government has become can self repair, and become functional again. Still I will support anything other than who we have in office now, which has proven to be disasterous.
OK – a great start – now can the REPUBLICAN PARTY AND TEA PARTY GET THIS SLOGAN GOING:
The Romey & Ryan Team –
Restore and Revitalize/Rejuvenate America – or something with the R&R Team as a slogan – a great opportunity – get the message to the Republican Party
How about: Truth , Justice and the American Way !
I too was moved to tears!! This is a huge step forward. For the first time in a long time i have hope for our country. Let’s support with our voice and wallet and get the Mitch McConnells of the world OUT!!! We must actively campaign to take back the Senate. I am thrilled!!!!!!
One of the greatest American Heroes! Thanks Romney for picking the right guy!
Ryan a conseravitive choice.
For T party ammo see: the E book Atlas America, Will Atlas shrug?
https://www.createspace.com/3778672
I am thrilled that Romney has picked Paul Ryan for his VP. Romney knows what he is doing. Paul, you continue to speak up & don’t let Obama run over you both with his lies and sweet talk. PS Has everyone read the article & video re: Obama telling everyone way before he was running for president that he was born in Kenya? It left me speechless…..How does he get away with this? Main Media, where are you????
Paul Ryan was my first choice for president!!
The 3R’s….Romney, Ryan, and Recovery!!! Fabulous team!!!
Oooh! Romney/Ryan/Recovery – “The three R’s” – Wow – that is a great slogan. I predicted great things for Paul Ryan 4 years ago. He will make a great president some day.
I might add a couple more R’s.
The Romney-Ryan Recovery Rail Road.
And hopefully, when Recovery is actually under way, they’ll continue by getting our kids back to a few mor R’s… Readin’ and Ritin’ and Ritmetic…
I am thrilled to see the outstanding choice that Governor Romney has made. Paul Ryan reflects the character, integrity, and wholesomeness that those of us who grew up in the Midwest share. Congratulations! Now we need to get all of our friends, relatives, and acquaintances to vote for this ticket. We can win and we will!
Amazing. This news has brought many to tears but hopeful for our country. Hip hip hooray
This will be great, the end to medicare and medicaid, food stamps, housing, public education, and social services with more money into national defense, more low paying jobs to enhance profits for us at the top, i’ve been praying for this for years! and lower taxes yet! Yehaw!
You are an idiot !!
Another uninformed ignorant American. Only the libs are more dangerous (though of course it can be argued that ignorance and uninformed = lib). Such qualities are what got us Obama in the first place!
Time for Ron Paul if he can pull it off at the convention.
With that commentary, your brain must be on ICE! That is the most idiotic statement I’ve heard this week. That’s only because I heard Biden spewing some crappola a few days ago.
Not even you could top that!
You are so wrong, All we need is to get rid of Obama!!! Maybe we will find out about the “Fast and Furious” true facts, looks to me like someone is being a scapegoat, about 5 someones. Where I come from, if you are the boss, you get and take all blame for your workers.
Sorry, meant for the comment to go to Halligan.
Mike, I hear your sarcasm and understand what you are saying.
Mike, the nice thing about this country is that we can agree to disagree and still be Americans without prejudice. we also have the priviledge of changing our minds so if you, one day down the road, decide you would like to re-join America and the choice of freedom and love for this country asopposed to running with the socialist crowd, just come on back and we will allow yu back in with no questions asked
Paul Ryan has great courage. The choice by Romney shows a solid commitment for fiscal responsibility. Being a Medicare Supplement insurance agent I can say that Paul Ryan wants to save Medicare for future generations; not let it run out of money as is what Obama and the Democrats in Congress are letting happen. Remember Obamacare takes $500 billion out of Medicare. Ryan’s plan would give people options to choice their own insurance plans within the Medicare program. Great choice. Now let’s go out and win.
Dear Ross, i am also an insurance agent who specializes in medicare supplements and it irks me to no end how scared the senior citizens have become with looming Obama Care cuts. So I have made it my mission to help educate these people so they will have something to fall back onto until the nightmare is solved. Good luck with your client base also.
As an insurance agent the only thing I want clarified from Ryan is what does he mean when talks about a “Medicare Exchange”? What does that mean for insurance agents selling Medicare plans?
There are no “looming Obamacare cuts,” Jeannie. Federal subsidies to Medicare Advantage will be cut, but that is a cut to private plans, not Medicare, and it’s estimated that if your Medicare Advantage clients want to keep their plans instead of selecting Medicare coverage, it will cost them an additional $43 a month (Factcheck.org).
However, the core Medicare benefits will not be cut, nor will Medicare premiums increase under the Affordable Care Act.
It’s important to tell vulnerable seniors the truth and not to twist facts to make a political point.
“With this selection, Governor Romney and the Republican Party make it clear that they have accepted the Tea Party Patriots values of fiscal responsibility, limited government and free markets…”
Let us not forget, amidst all the joyous weeping and wailing, what John McCain, his campaign staff and the Repub elites, in seeming collusion with the Lame Brain Media (LBM), did to Sarah Palin four long years ago.
The Repub elites have not changed, the LBM have not changed and Romney has yet to show that he is not just McCain re-visited. Paul Ryan is no more a legitimate conservative than Sarah was (is).
No one hopes I am just being pessimistic than I, but we should keep ours open.
Sorry. “Keep our eyes open.”
@gepaza – your views stray far from the reality on numerous counts and the comparisons are without merit. this ticket bears no resemblance to the 08 ticket.
My views certainly do not reflect the general rush to believe that elitist Republicans are going to suddenly fall in love with a ticket that includes a true conservative.
I will believe it when I see the “voices” of the establishment fully support the positions that Ryan takes in the coming days.
I will be happy to stand corrected if it happens, but, until then, just color me skeptical.
As far as this ticket being so different, what is so different about it? Both tickets feature(d) a strong conservative voice in the second position and a mealy mouthed moderate in the top position, although I do have hopes that Romney will step up on that (I never had the slightest idea that McCain ever would have).
I am just cautioning about assuming that Romney and the elites are willing and able to do something that is so foreign to them.
We may never get another chance if we let them screw this up.
Just how out of touch is that?
How involved is moderation?
What I like about Romney is he will speak what he believes even if it seems to insult London and he is quick to admit a mistake and correct it.
Yea I am glad Mitt made the right move we need a conservative……
Again, Romney makes the right choice for the
right reasons.
And now the Obama campaign knows, as much as
they hate to admit it——that the principle issues of the
upcoming elections will be about what needs to be done ASAP,
and yet has not done under 4 years of the Obama White House
and the Controlled Senate!!!!
Now that a selection has been made, conservatives need to take a breath and accept the fact that your favorite may not be the nominee, however, boycotting the process will only hand another four years to Obama. Please turn out to vote. I extend my hand, and ask that the Ron Paul Patriots please participate in this general election.
Tears for many e-mail respondants, and for good reason. For the first time in 4 years there is a ray of hope. And for the first time in 4 years the term
” may GOD bless this election, and may GOD bless America, are spoken, from two men who actualy believe in this country, and the real “GOD” that “we the people” founded this nation, and it’s constitution upon !
Richard,
I am with you on this. There may be others I’d consider, and I know Mitt had several in mind. But Paul Ryan has the attributes to show America that Mitt is serious.
Its about time that we have two persons who can speak for us the (Americans) who want this country of our, to once again become the country we grew up to love and standby.
NOT the socialist country that the Obama administration is trying to have us become.
The middle class working families will support this team and I would hope that those who voted for Obama relize there mistake, and join us in making this country great again.
Happy Rommey made this choice , maybe now with Gods help we can cut this goverment and restore prosperty and freedom to this great country !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
good news for Obama
I have to disagree with you. Romany has made a very good choice and we will get this mad man who is a communist out of office. I respect the office of President of the US but i won’t respect a man who wants to turn this country into a welfare state.
There are thousands of Federal Government Agencies that need Bain accountants to audit and straighten up or dismantle. Can’t wait for Romney to get started!
This country needs some R&R more than ever! The comeback team will work hard to get our country centered on what has made it the best country in the world. good old fashioned values: don’t spend more than you earn, honesty is the best policy, fight to protect the family from outside and inside forces, and remembering to pledge allegiance to God above and find His favor above all.
I’m voting for the Americans.
I’m not happy at all. Doesn’t anyone remember he voted for TARP, bailouts , he’s in big with support from shady corporations, I mean what has happened to the TEA Party? Compromise. Well I won’t do it. I’m an Independent who wanted a real conservative, Rubio. This just lost us the election and the fact the TEA Party is happy? wow I don’t know who you are.
kathy,
I know that Paul Ryan may have voted on certain measures that, in hindsight, may have been unwise. But I also see that he recognized the proble with it, and worked to deal with the deficit in a way nobody else in Congress had seriously addressed.
There are others who would also have made me happy. But I can’t deny this man’s integrity and qualifications for the position, and I applaud Mitt Romney for taking this step.
Kathy, Both Mitt and Ryan sound to me like two guys that will continue in Obama’s footsteps. If the Tea Party Patriots represent the majority of the Tea Party, then the Tea Party is not the group for me. The Tea Party Patriots comes across as a bunch of Republican faithfuls in a party that will let them down over and over again.
Ribio would have brought something to the table to get Cuban votes but he is too young and inexperienced. Paul is a very smart man who has earned a good reputation among many people in governement. He is smart enough to get us our of economy troubles. Give America back to the people who worked hard making it a great nation, the American White majority. Romeny was a businessman who turned many businesses around so where you are getting the information that he is a dishonest business make sure the information is correct. The superpac said a terrible thing about Romeny killing a woman and these aligations were incorrect also. We don’t want or need Obama, who won’t even disclose his records for fear of what they might say.
Kathy,
I think we all want what is best for America, before ourselves,. at least I hope we do. Running the United States is a business, and as far as business, I have not seen anyone that can run one better then Mitt Romney. As for Paul Ryan, he is a honest as the day is long, and if he isn’t he and Romney can be replaced in 4 years. I personally like both of them and will do everything in my power to see they are elected
Echo the excitement and support the Ryan selection! Romney-Ryan-Recovery and Revitalization. Really!
Speaking of Rs, can’t wait to hear Rush on this!!!
Ryan alone will decimate Herr Obama and toddler Biden in ANY economic debate and discussion!!! Bring it on! Ryan and Romney will need to dumb down explanation of recovery plan to below-laymen level for American populace, otherwise eyes will glaze over and they’ll vote for Obama in a classic case of Better The Devil You Know.
Have always liked Paul Ryan. I am happy with Romney picking him. Fire Obama!!
What does Ryan give the ticket except another Mid-West and North East Rino thought process. Boehner, the worst Speaker in modern history has been supported by Ryan and look at what we currently have to say for the last 2 years. What is it that he can bring to the table, even the state of Wisconsin offers nothing to the Republican party except more Union sympathy minded thoughts. Listen to either Romney or Ryan, neither speaks with any authority and we don’t need weaklings.
Though I agree with you that Ryan is basically a candidate from an industrial state, I don’t see him as necessarily problematic. What he brings to the table is the fact that he is the only one who had the cajones to put together a reasonable deficit reduction budget. I would expect Romney to want to keep him focused in that area. This is a good thing.
I have a dozen or so on my own “short list”. I’d have loved to see Mitt pick a woman – like Jan Brewer – or minority – like Allen West. But I believe that Paul Ryan is an excellent choice. We could have ended up with an Olympia Snow.
What did we have on the table before Boehner? Did we have a budget from 01-03-2007 through 01-03-2010? Did I hear a no? You would be correct.
So you are willing to accept the corrupt, villainous, Chicago thug for 4 more years? Wake up and get your head out of your &%$.
Independence day all over again. What a dynamic team and are we blessed to have been the receivers of what the US of A is all about. Many veterans including myself feel an inner strength of real compassion and yes, grown men really do cry, with tears of joy and confidence that our fight is all that matters and now we have a reason to show our real and open stance to openly display a true ability to survive with the Uncle Sam attitude of years ago. I’m very proud to be an American, who can and will fight along with those like Mitt and Paul to take our country back, I mean REALLY back and repeal in total that which has attempted to break the back of the greatest country on earth. NO WAY!!
I am so happy that Mitt Romney picked Paul Ryan, we now have a ticket that can beat President Obama and his campaign team. I now feel like we finally have a chance to win. We have to fight to win this time we cannot let President Obama get away with all his lies. Don’t forget under the Obama Administration we are loosing our critical freedoms like freedom of religion. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan can make us a strong America. Remember stand tall because Obama will try to take this election into the gutter because he does not want to talk about his record. Everyone needs to vote and make sure everyone else votes. We have to win we have to get government out of the private sector health care should be a choice not a requirement. Religious institutions should not be forced to accept a health care mandate that goes against religious beliefs remember the first Americans came here to escape persecution from governments in Europe. We are a free Nation and it needs to stay that way and we need to regain our freedom without government regulation and we can achieve that with The Romney and Ryan Team. Great pick, great team lets go out and win! We are America home of the free and brave not a country that needs to apologize to others or belittle our self. All the way to the white house with Romney and Ryan!
I read that Paul Ryan had read Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, a book that is also recommended by Ron Paul for good reason. She grew up in Russia and lived through the Bolshevik takeover. She managed to get out and chose to come to America. She knew first hand what would lie ahead if this country follows the socialist path it is on.
Those who plead for GOD to bless America fail to realize that the ethics of the Judeo-Christian theology, Altruism, is the same ethic which underlies socialism. Altruism is discussed at length in Ayn Rand’s The Virtue of Selfishness and The Objectivist Newsletter.
Our Founders got it right when they asserted that Man has a right to his own life, his liberty and his pursuit of happiness. By implication he has no unchosen obligations to fulfill the needs of others and may not be compelled or mandated to do so. Ayn Rand held that Man’s Rights are based on his nature, that he possess a volitional, conceptual consciousness and must be free to act on his own judgment to pursue his own goals.
Man is not a sacrificial animal, which is the metaphysical premise underlying socialism, fascism, communism, interventionism and the many theologies which preach self sacrifice as a virtue.
It is not just Obama one should reject but his whole ideology based at root on the premise that you are to be sacrificed to fulfill the needs of society.
Part two of the movie of Atlas Shrugged will be in theaters before the election on October 12th. You have time to read the whole book before then. Ron Paul did and so did Paul Ryan.
There were several others I had on my short list. But Paul Ryan is an excellent choice. He’s one of the few in the House who had the cajones to actually try to address the deficit. I hope that from this point on, he can help Mitt to address the debt, too.
Ryan is a GREAT Pick…I think a good ad would be Paul Ryan throwing our debt over a
cliff (Not Grandma).
Here is a slogan “American needs a good R&R” or “It’s time for some R&R”
Mark Jehning, I don’t see Rest and Recuperation in the cards for quite a while yet. The war is on, and we are in the trenches waiting for the battle to begin. So far, it has just been artillery. It is now time for us to close ranks and charge. And we have to win. Losing is not an option. I don’t know about you, but with all I’ve posted on the net, if we lose, I would not be surprised to be locked up and they throw away the key. This is not just a war for our children, and our children’s children. It is a fight for our very survival, and if we lost the war, we lose the nation, and most likely, everything we hold dear in this world.
I used be concerned about whether or not God was on my side. Then I realized that didn’t matter. What was important was whether I was on God’s side. Now I know that I am on God’s side, I am in His fight and do battle for Him. This war is for the souls of our children and our nation. We must reclaim our sacred trust – liberty.
Could he mean Romney & Ryan?
R&R: kinda like Ronald Reagan? Or was that a coincidence?
frank,
why not?
Smart Pick. Now just get Ron Paul oversight of the FED and we will be moving in the right direction.
because Paul Ryan is not threating Medicare…Thats a ruse. People on Medicare can
stay on it, and even those that aren’t on it yet will have the option to have it.
I hope his (Ryan) records are not sealed!
.Romney, Ryan, and Recovery!!! – I like this!
We are very glad that Governor Romney picked a Grassroots Conservative like Paul Ryan. He is a strong leader with a good business head on his shoulders, and one who will not falter in telling the American people the truth they need to hear, that out of control spending, lack of jobs, and lack of a real budget plan will not strengthen America or put our people back to work. We have been suppressed for 3 and1/2 years and are ready to break loose from the bonds of Socialism. How many business owners who built their businesses from the Ground up have been told, “You didn’t build that.” (Or you drove every day on the roads other people built,) excuse me, but the Government and other people do not go to work 80 hours a week, make the payrolls, and get out the product!!! We have also been told America needs to be toned down and we are not a good country. I think people are so fed up with this degrading rhetoric and policies, they will jump at the chance to vote for Romney-Ryan and bring back the future for our children and Grandchildren. The Democrats can no longer run on their do nothing record and negative propaganda attacks…they are going to have to present a plan to the people…”What do you intend to do for Americans and their children,” and thus far all they do is attack and degrade the Tea Party candidates and Republicans…No one is going to vote for 0 ideas and 0 solutions coming from the Left.
can’t think of a better choice.young, brilliant, high character, hard worker, fiscally focused at a critical point in our history! great move mitt!!
This man will get the mess straightened out, A perfect pick for vice president.
Maybe America is going to be Okay now
We all need to stick together. I agree all people are the same Black White Red or what ever you should all have a good heart to help one another. Enough of this racial hatred.
I believe the dem’s were wrong on that part just as they were with the occupy movement.
Ryan was by far the best choice over the other names mentioned and I believe he can only strengthen the Republican ticket.
Still his budget plan would take 10 years to balance and Romney is going to write his own plan.
The bottom line for me is this is a good first step and will help defeat Obama but Romney has a long trip to the right if we are going to really solve this country’s crisis.
God has said we get what we deserve, lets pray there are enough of us left that we get a moral, honest government again. Governing with WISDOM which meaning has been lost to so many. Then we must act and show people how wonderful being honest and caring can be. Our fellow countrymen have been so conditioned to greed and envy it will be a difficult task.
Although he is a great loss in the senate, he is a good man for the VP position. Thank God he is a man that admits his mistakes and learns and amends, instead of a perpetual spinner who is deified by the people and the party.
I feel he is really for America first (not party) and I pray this R and R team can bring the USA back to where it used to be holding the same promise for my grandsons as it did for me.
I haven’t been on here in more months than I can remember but now I am enthusiastic, excited, enthralled and amazingly optimistic. I think I can actually see the light at the end of this long long dark black tunnel; An actual vision; An opportunity to retrieve and secure the America we’re suppose to embrace; An opportunity to get on the right path to a better future, national prosperity, individual prosperity; HOPE for a better future. This looks very promising for a CHANGE to a positive future. Yeah!, This is what Hope and Change is supposed to look like. What we’ve had for the last four years was not HOPE and CHANGE. It was, at best, HYPE and CHANCE!. Now we’ve got a man with a plan! (Two of them)!
This is RIGHT! This is RIGHTEOUS! This is gonna by-God HAPPEN!
Three Cheers for the USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great choice, now G-D willing Mitt & Ryan will win, once in they can get rid of Hillary, and put Allen West into the Secretary of State position.
CONGRATULATIONS FELLOWS. NOW BRING IT ON HOME.
CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES TONIGHT~!
WE ARE SO EXCITED. TWO SOLID PRO AMERICA THINKERS AND LEADERS!
A WINNING TICKET
I’m not exactly in tears, Ryan is a lifetime politician with no private sector management experience. Neither has he served in the military, and Romney hasn’t either. Not a good start. I liked Allen West better. I sure hope this works out but if Romney wanted a boring white guy that’s what he got.
Marcia, I like Allan West very much, but the dems and the liberal media would have crucified him. As far as business experience, Romney brings that to the table. Ryan brings experience in Washington and working with both sides of the aisle. As far as military service, the current president has none, nor any business experience and he was elected. I think our leadership will be strong in foreign affairs, both will acquire the needed advice and briefings. They have been exposed to foreign affairs. The main ingredient that they have is their pride in the THIS country and their refusal to demean America or bow to foreign leaders will restore our in the world opinion. It’s a great team and the first in my lifetime that will have an active, contributing V.P. Bravo, Romney!
Mitt Romney will put together a great team. Romney is smart and will put great people on his staff just like in his private business. Can not wait to see his entire team in action come November!!!!!
Hang on to your seats, it will really get nasty now! Obama and his band of thugs are not going to like this selection one bit. Remember commerical with Ryan/look alike pushing dear ole Granny off a cliff. The dirt will fly and names be called and in the end, “Wake up America, Obama is destroying our Country, tearing up the Constitution and spitting in your face and mine!”
Good Choice, God Bless America, Romney and Paul Ryan…they need all our prayers and support!
Unfortunately, MANY people only hear about TEA Party negatively from the Media.
Who’s got the bucks to create a simple NATIONAL TV AD ?
1. Explain what the TEA Party MOVEMENT is and explain simply:: it’s mission to restore Fiscal Responsibility, Constitutionally Limited Government and Free Markets.
2. Show the nice people on the (clean!) grounds in Washington, show our love of all races….
3. Stop the media from misrepresenting us by marketing our true identity and meaning. I bet you would get a HUGE following for Romney/Ryan and TEA Party!!
What attracted me to the Tea Party was all the negative comments by the media. If the media doesn’t like the Tea Party, then I was convinced the Tea Party must be doing something right. BUT! IF the Tea Party is anything like the Tea Party Patriots and stands behind liberals like Mitt just because Mitt says he is a Republican but behaves like a Democrat, that being a RINO, then I have no hope in the Tea Party as it would seem they only want more of the same ol’ Republican lies.
Again even though I like what Paul Ryan says his voting record doesn’t stand up to what he says, Ryan has voted to make the liberty crushing Patriot Act permanent, he has voted for No Child Left Behind, the Bush medicare expansion, TARP and the auto bailouts. So once again between Ryan’s voting record and Romney’s Obamacare America gets to vote for the lesser of 2 evils or the rights version of Obama!
You are absolutely correct! There is not 10 cents difference in the Republican and Democratic parties. Both candidates are hand picked by the elite members of the shadow government, both are members of the same globalist club (Council on Foreign Relations), both are for BIG government, both are for WAR, both are for MORE government spending and no budget in sight. Like a fake wrestling match, it doesn’t matter whether we are rooting for the blue trunks or the red trunks, the winner has already been pre-determined. We only have a choice of voting for what we perceive to be the “lesser of 2 evils”…but they are each just another side of the same coin. How has voting for evil been working out for us in the past America? For the past 50 years we have voted for the candidate that is the most charismatic…has the best hairdo….is the better speaker…..we LIKE what they are SAYING (although no one bothers to check out whether what they are saying matches their VOTING record!). I’m through playing their game….I’m voting straight Libertarian party whenever possible….and anyone who is REALLY a Patriot, will consider doing the same. Both parties have sold out to the Corporations who control them. We need REAL change for a smaller government and less limitations on the free market and on our personal liberties. Can I get an AMEN?
I’ll give you a half amen. You are 100% correct in your statement… all of it except:
A libertarian vote is a wasted vote, a vote for Obama.
Nothing will make Obama happier than to win because of fools like you, who think that making a statement will diminish his chances.
Stop being defiant, and start using your brain.
Ron Paul would have a great opportunity within the Romney regime to demolish the Fed. That’s the good news.
Being a sore loser will change Nothing. Changing Nothing means the end of our Republic.
If we can’t change the minds of people like you, How can we change the minds of Obama’s voters?
Don’t ever forget that most Americans haven’t got a clue about what’s going on. They think the nightly news is their friendly news source . We have a long, hard slog ahead of us, and anyone who thinks voting for Ron Paul is a good thing, is an enemy of liberty in the end.
FaxxMaxx, It is brilliant political strategists like you who have brought this nation to the brink of disaster. You vote for the lesser of the two evils and have given this country nothing but evil. You are the problem. The Republicans rely on dunces like you for support. They whisper in your ear about cutting budgets and limiting government and then vote against it because dunderheads like you keep letting them do it over and over again, for the last 45 years. Your attempt at logic is laughable. You think voting for my principles is a vote for Obama, the worst of the two evils. Who sold you that bill of goods? Did you also buy their bridge? A vote for my my principles IS a vote for my principles. If you never vote for what you believe in, you will never get what you believe in.
How about getting a head check? There are good people working in Congress and there are people who are simply looking to feather their own nest. Looking at voting records is a good way to determine which are doing their job and which are not. Voting third party is a moronic activity and your vote will simply help Obama to get elected. I admit to having some Libertarian leaning, but I certainly won’t do anything that will help Obama get re-elected! A vote for Romney will at least be a vote against Obama and then the Libertarians will live to fight another day! That’s how you do it.
Carols, your writings are a moronic activity.
It’s Carlos….genius.
Amen.
Great choice. Like the gentleman said above, make sure the message is clear and concise for those who don’t bother to educate themselves…
A dynamite team. Romney and Ryan, They will bring healing to a broken nation.
A dynamite team. Romney and Ryan. They will heal a broken nation.
Tea Party Patriots is not a genuine part of the Tea Party movement. It is, and always has been nothing but a shill for mainstream republicanism. The proof is its support for Ryan. His budget proposal does not cut spending and is onlu slightly different than Obama’s. He voted for Medicare Part D, TARP, no child left behind, autobailouts, and every other big government program proposed by Bush. He now wants to INCREASE military spending. We already outspend the next 10 biggest military budgets of the world COMBINED. Tea Party Patriots is a NeoCon organization and does not believe in any of the principles it espouces. Don’t be the sucker they think you are.
Another person who follows the Piedpiper President or just one of the three bind mice..not sure witch one.
It’s time to grow hair where it counts. The other side has already started thier attacks.
We can no longer be nice “guys and girls” Congressman Rayan is the right man to lead the charge. I was a bit suprised and after 30 seconds a good feeling came to me.
Pandora closed the box to save hope and “CHANG WILL BE A COMMING”
JohnB
“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled
was convincing the world he didn’t exist.”
That’s all I have to say about that.
God willing we will see better days ahead with our NEW President and his perfect VP choice.
Please keep reminding people that Obama had Democrat control of both houses of congress his first two years as president, and the country went downhill faster than ever. Now we have a Dem Senate who hasn’t passed a budget in three years and whose claim to fame is blocking every significant piece of legislation passed by the GOP-dominated House. It’s time we not only elect a GOP president and VP, but a GOP Congress in both Houses. As Ryan said today, “we are running out of time.” Let’s elect people who care more about the country than getting re-elected, more about the next generation than their next election.
Paul Ryan is a FABULOUS choice for VP. He has strong appeal with the Tea Party as well as the entire Republican party. He is smart, conservative, will tell the truth, will work to pass a balanced budget and bring back the Hope and Change that we all lost in 2008! I know there was a lot of buzz for Marco Rubio, but I’ve always been impressed with Paul Ryan. I can’t wait til November to vote for the Romney/Ryan ticket and send Obama/Biden back home. We tried their plans….and they failed miserably.
Paul Ryan was a great choice! We have two ADULTS in the room now! Also it shows their seriousness in solving America’s problems. Excellent!
As I’ve said since the exultation of the current RINO…Minnie, Pluto, Goofey or even Paul Ryan. Doesn’t matter: anyone but obama. The Republi-crat party will be (at the very least) one member less on 7 November. Myself and everyone I can talk sense to in the meantime. When a real Constitutional Conservative party comes on the scene, I may consider re-entering the “political” sphere.
This is a great pick. So as consertives we need to get behind Mitt & Paul and all other consertives running for office. We do need to take this country back and it needs to start now.
One other point for Mitt and Paul. Ignore the negatives from the Obama campain and put him on the defensive. There is nothing wrong with asking obama to release his college records and his orginial passport because we would all like to know how he paid for college., and then move on talking to our citizens regarding the truth about what is going to happen to this country if we do not turn this around.
As a senior citizen tell us how Obama care is going to impact us, by showing examples of what is written, and for those with seriouse illnesses how their health care will be impacted. Go get them and be passoniate.
Hooray for the TEA PARTY & Paul Ryan.
once he gets in there he will start leaning left like the rest of them……
You’re all fools to believe Romney will change the course of our nation. He’s Obama on the right. Quite literally when it was Romney who created the first universal healthcare and Romney who like Obama supported TARP and the bailouts, Romney like Obama who supports the PATRIOT Act and the NDAA or SOPA, Romney like Obama who are both financially backed by Goldman Sachs, who is a shareholder in the Federal Reserve banking system and whose employees are appointed to the NY Fed board or become our Treasury of Secretary like Tim Gheitner. Lest we forget Romney is a major flip flopper with issues. For instance he claimed support for gun control and abortion. There are many reasons why this man is a bad choice. I don’t care what anyone says, Ron Paul or bust.
JD, even Ron Paul knows that we must come together and turn this country around. Your “Ron Paul or bust: attitude will serve no purpose at all. It simply results in the abandonment of our children and their futures.
I agree that electing Romney would be no change at all….a white Obama….big change! You might look at the policies of Gary Johnson of the Libertarian party though….Even Ron Paul (who was my personal pick as well) has endorsed him. I wish Ron Paul had said he would agree to run on a 3rd party ticket if he didn’t get the Republican nomination…..but he says he won’t. We can write him in, but I think that will only HELP Obama….we would be voting our conscience, but it won’t accomplish anything. As a legitimate 3rd party though, Gary Johnson will at least be allowed to participate in Televised debates and if the Tea Party will get behind him, he has a chance to pull it off. It would be nice to let the 2 party system know that we have successfully put an end to their 50 year old game?
If a citizen always votes for the lesser of two evils, who has a “chance to win”, he will always get evil. If you don’t vote for what you believe in, you will NEVER get what you believe in. Don’t waste your vote. Vote for your principles.
Yes , of course, and in the meantime help to re-elect Obama, the most corrupt politician in US history and watch him destroy our great nation. What a great way to stand behind your principals!
Fantastic!!!!!!! We are on the road to taking our. County back. Now lets get to work!
I love the pick!
To be honest I was hoping it would be Allen West because he comes across with
simple common sense, as a Lt Col in the Armed Forces he understands what
is happening in the military along with coming across with sincerity, truth,
and honesty. Reading the e-mails by others it sounds as though that Mr Romney
made a good choice and pray that they can beat Obama because it is great
at blaming others and pure untruths. Good Luck to Romney and Paul Ryan
because another four years of Obama will damage America more than we
know.
Aha, proof this group is not really a tea party but a gop pac formed in 2009 to support the status quo.
Here is who the real tea party supports, from 2007 to now.
http://is.gd/BWMEUe
You supported Ron Paul. I am proud of you. You fought the good fight and lost. Even Ron Paul said he would not run under a third party platform because he doesn’t want to hurt the United States. Don’t you think that you should show him some dignity by voting for Romney instead of helping to re-elect Obama? Standing your ground now will only help Obama. The choice is yours.
It’s clear Mr Ryan is a fighter but we must remember, we are the patriots who are working to defend freedom and liberty, not trust in Washington DC, we must keep strong in the fight.
We Are Americans
Tea Party Americans, with thanks so much, what could be more adequate, you all are special for Americas history, pray our founders would be proud, not shamed countrymen.
It is the republic that we must save. can we, can we? yes Americans, yes Americans we already are.
the problem is the islamo-marxist liberal democrats whio are aligned with the muslim brotherhood, black panthers and ommunists WILL violate ALL election laws and commit nothing but fraud. Obama’s first election was nothing but a fraud but the cowardly republicans did nothing. Simply voting is not enough. You’re not dealing with rational law abiding people. These peolple are domestic enemies and will LOCK political prisoners up to chalenge this criminal in chief. ERIC HOLDER and the FBI will make fall charges on patriotic Americans. They have already done so during the Janet Reno reign of terror in the 90′s and with Gibson guitar currently and many other companies that are conservative like Chic-A-Fila. We should not trust any of the government agencies under Democrat liberal control. They are being used as a Nazi and SS arm of the facists running our country. You have remove all the liberal judges, lawyers, prodessors and federal police in order take the country back to it’s constitutional form. We are living in a police state. The NSA is using drones to spy on Americans and the FBI or justice dept is targeting and monitoring conservatives rather then the threat of islamic jihadists from the infesting muslim cockroaches!
I think Paul Ryan is a good choice for vice president with his knownledge of the budget issues and having allies in congress while knowing how to cross the line and get collaboration. I think Romney has more of an advantage now. Obama knows nothing about how to make our country strong economically again and Romney has plenty of experience turning around failing businesses.
Mitt Romney’s pick of Paul Ryan is typical of Mitt’s approach to leadership in the private sector. A good CEO hires a good CFO to help bring the company books in order and that is why he chosen Paul. Paul is Mitt’s new CFO for America!
Ah, Are you just plain ignorant? Ryan is a good CFO? Ha Ha. He voted for TARP, Obama’s 2008 and 2009 Stimulus, Medicare Part D, the Auto Industry Bailouts, No Child Left Behind, and wants to increase military spending. He’s the problem. He is a big government, big spending Republican who has fully contributed to our economic crisis. He is irresponsible and you are a joke.
There is nothing wrong with Ryan, however Romney has ensured that he will not receive votes from women or minorities. Do men ever listen ? Why do Republicans not look to imdividuals who will bring in the votes of people who are not white, upper middle class males ?
The pic at the top of the article. Ryan as dad, Romney as little son. Ryan—You did good boy. Romney—–With all shyness Thanks dad
Romney just lost the election. Mark it.
Hey! I think you’re onto something. That is very interesting!
I Feel that Paul Ryan is a excellent selection for Vice President. Now what I want to hear is
Mr. Romney announce a plan for total tax reform. I feel that tax reform is a must issue for
our country. I do not care if it is a flat tax or a sales tax. Just so it is fair to all. If it is a flat
tax, just so the percentage is the same for all. If it is a 15 percent of taxable income, a
wealthy person is still going to pay a lot more than I do. One thing I believe should be part of it; remove all subsidies and tax benefits that are given to special interest groups and some
groups that wind up with tax breaks because they support certain politicians.
THANK YOU MITT. LOVE RYAN ,NOW PUT RON PAUL AHEAD OF THE FED
I am so stoked I can hardly believe it. I am renewing my commitment to this race. I think this shows that Romney is really running as a true conservative. I think that this choice is bold. Forget about Romney being wishywashy. I believe this is going to get veeeeery interesting. Here is the first look at Romney’s leadership . It was a choice made to be somewhat bold, not the ” safe ” choice. Yet here is a man who has real leadership skill. If he did have to take the helm, noone could doubt that he has the gravitas. ( could you imagine if the current vice pres. had to take over?! ) God forbid!
I wonder why he didn’t wait till the convention . I have heard a lot of respected conservative commentators say it should be done there to focus attention on the convention. Maybe he is thinking that this puts the pres. on the defensive. Maybe it is the right time to change the narrative.
Roger as the Romney campaign was wondering aimlessly to nowhere it took an announcment to re invigorate it. When are we as TEA Party members going to drop the establishment Republicans on their cans and move on to a real change like Third Party Platform rather than beg the Republicans for a few morsels.
Paul Ryan is a wonderful choice! I’ve admired him for a much longer time than I’ve admired Romney! Let’s hope and pray the majority of Americans appreciate him, too.
Good choice for Romney and America…..I say to Obama “keep the change”…..
I like the R/R ticket but they better get to defining their stance so that even the least educated can understand when it comes to Social Security and Medicare. Ryan was already on the whipping post resultant of his plan with regards to entitlements. They need a clear, concise explanation as to what they will do to help SS and Medicare and not simply say that they will create 12 million jobs, but explain how they will do it. Otherwise, the corrupt, lying and slander machine will shred both of them. I will vote for the Romney/Ryan Team with or without the explanation, but many are waiting to hear more from both!
I don’t like Ryan’s voting record. As an older woman, I feel an obligation to protect my daughters’ reproductive rights and Ryan would take them away. Ryan is not going to resonate with women or young people.
Ryan is not going to take anybody’s reproductive rights away. That’s absurd!
Thrilled with the selection of Paul Ryan as Romney’s VP!!!
America must first bless God again, if we ever expect that God will again bless America. may GOD bless this election, and may GOD bless America, are spoken, from two men who actualy believe in this country and hope they believe in god to and hope you over turn obamacare America cant Afford health insurance now
The time is now to get out and support Romney Ryan, what a wonderful feeling to be excited about America.
I see that nothing pleases some libertarians, its counterproductive, nevertheless, Paul Ryan is a very good choice. He has over 75% conservative voting record throughout his time in Congress. Yes, there are some votes he may need to explain, but an articulated man that he is, he will. He’s not OBAMA, he is not a Neocon. His “Path to Prosperity” is the right step in the right direction. I’m sure the amount of years to balance the budget,by 2040, in his plan, can be fixed to be made shorter. Hopefully, with conservative control of the senate, Senators like Rand Paul will have a say on that.
Paul Ryan is a [***mindless expletive deleted***] just like Romney. The GOP has just guaranteed they will lose in November providing that flip-flop liberal Romney gets the nomination at the end of the month and doesn’t continue to implode before it
RON PAUL OR NONE AT ALL
The choice for VP was genius and the socialist should be dammed scarred. This current administration has alienated the Military, Gun Owners, Middle Class, Jews, Businesses, it equal a landslide in Nov 2012, but beware, I fear this president will declare marshall law and post phone the elections. We must be on the alert for this possibility. We must find allies in all groups named in my post, we must support this Romney Ryan Ticket 100% and each of us should do its part( volunteer, bumper sticker,) to make this election happen and make it the worst election for the Democratic Party in its history, to the statement ” SOCIALISM NO MORE”
Let us all be on our knees and pray as we know Obama has a lot up his sleeve to win. He also has the power to claim Marshall Law. He will create something to keep from going out as our President. May God bind all unrighteousness and evil. May hearts and mind see what is the truth. It is time our President open his records of when he was in College. No one seems to know him. Also, let us remind everyone he is not all black. He is part white. After all his mom was white. So he is the first black/white President. Maybe we Patriots have to put a picture showing his face half white and half black. Again Prayer changes things and America needs to be on their knees. This will be an election that so much corruption can happen. I work the polls and I know. Judy B
Romney and Ryan are both Big-Government liberals, EXACTLY like Obama…Have fun losing in November. Love to see this fake Tea-Party eat the garbage that these two continually spit out. You are all sheep
Paul Ryan is an excellent and dedicated choice which fully support, knowing there were other excellent choices, I believe based on my personal knowledge, from watching him not only on the house floor, but in finance meetings, that included President Obama, and Ryan never flinched or backed away from attacks on him or his recommendations. I think this will be a choice that will Give Romney just what he needs at a time a dynamic go getter joins the ticket! It’s a winner!!! God bless them and give them the strength of not only his blessings, but that of the American people! Go get em, and don’t back down……………… God Bless, Milt
Ryan is a great communicator and will do well in the debates. He could not get drunk enough to lose to Biden.
Are you insane? They both voted for TARP. This will go down just like 2008 did. We haven’t learned A DAMN thing.
Great choice, id like to see allen west for dept of education, john bolton for sec of state.
Perhaps you’ll be interested in this excellent and well-researched profile of Congressman Paul Ryan: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/08/06/120806fa_fact_lizza?currentPage=all.
It amazes me how some Tea Partiers are supporting Ryan when he stands against what the TEA Parties started for. He supported bailouts, he supported endless costly wars, he supported the Patriot Act, and enhancing it, and his budget hardly incuded any real spending cuts. It’s amazing how people are forgetting their original convictions.
Smart men choose smart men to work with them. Mr. Romney has shown that he is indeed a smart man by his choosing Paul Ryan. Look at the opposition. Obama/Biden … need I say more? GOD has given us the opportunity for a turn around … let us honor Him by repenting of this country’s and our individual sins and thanking Him for His grace and mercy.
GodSpeed
>>>> GodSpeed
The Tea Party Patriots has gone bonkers and they need to stop listening to their handers, the Koch Brothers and the socialists neocon in Congress. How pathetic to push this BS on the grassroots. A Romney-Biden ticket is just as bad as an Obama-Biden ticket. They have lost total credibility as far as I’m concened. Between their salaries, and their support for the rinos and now this? I don’t think so! Stop listening to these traitors, they are no better than the corrupt GOP and the Marxist in Congress!
Increasingly our Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan has become a national media darling. Representative Ryan is consistently being promoted on social media networks and by the Republican Party of Wisconsin and the nationwide “free market” group Americans for Prosperity.The fact of the matter is that Congressman Ryan voted with George W. Bush 94% of the time. That’s why Ryan’s 2007 Republican Liberty Caucus Liberty Index score, which ranks members of Congress on their voting record from a constitutional perspective, was 91% on economic issues but only 56% on social issues. In 2006, his score on the Liberty Index was 66% on economic issues and 67% on social issues. He has scored better on the Liberty Index; his 2008 score, for example, was 88 both on social and economic issues – an impressive score.It appears that when Paul Ryan’s party is doing the spending, raising debt limits, and acting unconstitutionally… Ryan goes with the flow.
Congressman Ryan’s actual record leaves much to be desired.
The issue Ryan is most known for is his interest in cutting the deficit and balancing the budget.
But why did the Congressman vote to bail out the auto industry, to pass the Medicare package to the tune of $400 billion, and to nationalize education via No Child Left Behind?
Paul Ryan on Bailouts and Government Stimuli
-Voted YES on TARP (2008)
-Voted YES on Economic Stimulus HR 5140 (2008)
-Voted YES on $15B bailout for GM and Chrysler. (Dec 2008)
-Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
Paul Ryan on Entitlement Programs
-Voted YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
-Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
-Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Oct 2008)
-Voted YES on Head Start Act (2007)
Paul Ryan on Education
Rep. Ryan went along with the Bush Administration in supporting more federal involvement in education. This is contrary to the traditional Republican position, which included support for abolition of the Department of Education and decreasing federal involvement in education.
-Voted YES on No Child Left Behind Act (2001)
Paul Ryan on Civil Liberties
-Voted YES on federalizing rules for driver licenses to hinder terrorists. (Feb 2005)
-Voted YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005)
-Voted YES on allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant. (Sep 2006)
Paul Ryan on War and Intervention Abroad
-Voted YES on authorizing military force in Iraq. (Oct 2002)
-Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Apr 2003)
-Voted YES on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date. (Jun 2006)
-Voted NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days. (May 2007)
Congressman Ryan supports the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, federal bailouts, increased federal involvement in education, unconstitutional and undeclared wars, Medicare Part D (a multi trillion dollar unfunded liability), stimulus spending, and foreign aid.
According to Michelle Malkin in 2009, “[Paul Ryan] gave one of the most hysterical speeches in the rush to pass TARP last fall; voted for the auto bailout; and voted with the Barney Frank-Nancy Pelosi AIG bonus-bashing stampede. Milwaukee blogger Nick Schweitzer wrote: ‘He ought to be apologizing for his previous votes, not pretending he was being responsible the entire time, but I don’t see one bit of regret for what he did previously. And I’ll be damned if I’m going to let him get away with it’.”
Congressman Ryan: if you don’t like debt, stop voting for debt.
I am buoyed by the choice of Representative Paul Ryan by Mitt Romney.
We now have a pair of candidates clearly capable of not only meeting the upcoming onslaught of dirt sure to be thrown their way, but withstanding that onslaught valiantly.
Their defence will simply be, there is no dirt to be found.
Go ahead, look!
In fact, it has already begun. What this choice completes, is the formation of a team in support of a fundamental belief in the U.S. Constitution, and the people of the Republic that document represents with the inherent and solemn promise of an unwavering adherence to that belief.
It is without doubt at any level, should Team Romney be successful in its bid for the White House, said team will take on one of the worst economies this nation has yet seen in its long and exceptional history.
Never, I submit, will you hear from them, the sad refrain we have for so long become accustomed to by the current President, that the difficulties attendant to solving the economic challenges our country now faces, are the fault of the previous administration.
Instead, we can expect the kind of Leadership responsible men willingly volunteer to take on and provide solutions for, without pointing back and blaming those that have gone before, because they have not the skills, nor the understanding to implement.
Team Romney & Ryan bring to the table the managerial experience and fiscally responsible pragmatism necessary to guide our great country from the imminent abyss of economic collapse, to the birth of an era of a new American Exceptionalism.
For three and a half long and painful years we have been dragged by the hand down the road of wealth redistribution and class warfare, forcibly made to watch as the investment of multiple millions of American tax dollars into poorly administered “green energy” companies and ill-conceived “bank bailouts” has gone thoroughly unrewarded.
This administration has engaged in, blindly promoted, and continues to promote such investments while producing nothing, as Paul Ryan stated in his VP acceptance speech, but “debt, doubt and despair”.
With luck, Team Romney & Ryan can now assist Mr. Obama with the fulfillment of at least one promise he made to the American people:
“I will be held accountable. I’ve got four years. If I don’t have this done in three years, then is this gonna (sic) be a one-term proposition.” Barack Obama 02 FEB 2009
Let’s help Mr. Romney and Mr. Ryan show Mr. Obama and his entire administration the door!
I’ll pay for the U-Haul!
Jay Sigal
Elyria, Ohio
Cobgratulations to Representative Paul Ryan! Governor Romney has made an outstanding choice. This election will be a choice between candidates with clear, bold ideas and a President who has been “bankrupt” about sound economic ideas. Just one thing, Governor Romney, now you’ve got to take it to ‘em. No more wet noodle approach. Go get Obama and get him now! Obama is a throw back to the liberal days of free love, doping and smoking – no responsibility. We need sober, clear headed candidates who have some smarts and humility who listen to the people:
1. get government off our backs: regulatory, fiscal & tax reform & repeal Obamacare
2. get a fiscally responsible government; get debt down and regulation down & repeal Obamacare
3. applaud the American entrepreneur – they actually build it!!!!!!!!! The only thing that needs be torn down is oppressive regulation and job-killing policies and Obamacare!
Are tea party members fools or just blind and dumb
Ryan’s just another neocon wolf in sheeps clothing. Ryan voted for all of the big-ticket, budget-busting items of the administration of President George W. Bush, including the No Child Left Behind Act and the prescription drug benefit known as Medicare Part D, often described as the largest expansion of the welfare state since Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society. Ryan voted to create the new Department of Homeland Security, including the Transportation Security Administration that has harassed air travelers, while making aircraft safe from shoes, belt buckles and grandma’s knitting needles. He voted for the PATRIOT Act, giving government enhanced powers for warrantless snooping into the lives of American citizens as well as foreign nationals. Ryan voted for the Troubled Assets Relief Program that bailed out the “too big to fail” financial institutions and inspired the Tea Party rebellion against big government and “crony capitalism.” He backed the auto bailout that turned GM into “Government Motors.”
Hot Dog!! In one fale swoop, Mittins has…
A. abandoned and given up any hope of swaying woman on the fence or any woman with an ounce of self respect and intellegence.
B. threw away florida, which was in play.
C. alienated senior citizens
On the other hand, he has pandered to a narrow and fringe base (the teabaggers) and, by proxy, accepts and embraces the Westboro Baptist Church endorsement (God Hates Fags people).
You turds have been smoked. OBAMA2012
The ONLY way we will win this is for Ryan AND Romney is to CLEARLY and SIMPLY articulate the Ryan budget step by step and to COUNTER the LIES advertised and said by the Socialist Party ( formerly known as the Democrat Party) and Obama’s minions. If they do not explain Medicare, SS, and Education VERY VERY CLEARLY we will LOOSE. If they DO and can SHOW and PROVE to Seniors, Mom.s and higher Ed students that the SCARE TACTICS and the DIRTY adds are in FACT LIES! Then we will WIN. I pray that they do.
I am buoyed by the choice of Representative Paul Ryan by Mitt Romney.
We now have a pair of candidates clearly capable of not only meeting the upcoming onslaught of dirt sure to be thrown their way, but withstanding that onslaught valiantly.
Their defence will simply be, there is no dirt to be found.
Go ahead, take a look…no really, go look!
In fact, it has already begun. What this choice completes, is the formation of a team in support of a fundamental belief in the U.S. Constitution, and the people of the Republic that document represents with the inherent and solemn promise of an unwavering adherence to that belief.
It is without doubt at any level, should Team Romney be successful in its bid for the White House, said team will take on one of the worst economies this nation has yet seen in its long, unique and exceptional history.
Never, I submit, will you hear from them, the sad refrain we have for so long become accustomed to by the current President, that the difficulties attendant to solving the economic challenges our country now faces, are the fault of the previous administration.
Instead, we can expect the kind of Leadership responsible men willingly volunteer to take on and provide solutions for, without pointing back and blaming those that have gone before, because they have not the skills, nor the understanding to implement.As most former residents of 1900 Pennsylvania Avenue, they are volunteering to take on these challenges knowingly accepting the inherent possibility of failure, while planning for success and accepting in either case, full responsibility for the outcome, whatever it may be.
Team Romney & Ryan bring to the table the managerial experience and fiscally responsible pragmatism necessary to guide our great country from the imminent abyss of economic collapse, to the birth of an era of a new American Exceptionalism.
For three and a half long and painful years we have been dragged by the hand down the road of wealth redistribution and class warfare, forcibly made to watch as the investment of multiple millions of American tax dollars into poorly administered “green energy” companies and ill-conceived “bank bailouts” has gone thoroughly unrewarded.
This administration has engaged in, blindly promoted, and continues to promote such investments while producing nothing, as Paul Ryan stated in his VP acceptance speech, but “debt, doubt and despair”.
With luck, Team Romney & Ryan can now assist Mr. Obama with the fulfillment of at least one promise he made to the American people:
“I will be held accountable. I’ve got four years. If I don’t have this done in three years, then is this gonna (sic) be a one-term proposition.” Barack Obama 02 FEB 2009
Let’s help Mr. Romney and Mr. Ryan show Mr. Obama and his entire administration the door!
I’ll pay for the U-Haul!
Jay Sigal
Elyria, Ohio
First off let me say that I am an american indian. My people, my family are all democrats, and we as a people have lose our dignity and lost focus on who we are. Our dependents on the government has total screwed up our willingness to be self sufficient. I grew up on the reservation, listening to my father and grandfather having a love/hate relations with the “white government”. I understand and feel their angry. I love my people, I love my home land, the reservation where I was born and grew up. But I have also seen and lived the hardship that has been lay upon my people. I tell you this for a reason. To be dependent on the government or anyone else, is not where we want to go. I love this country, what it stands for, the freedom that we have to be successful or fail. If you hit a wall you get up and try again. Beleive me when I say you “don’t want anyone pulling your chain” everyday. Personally, I have voted republican all my life, because I believe as an “invited american”, and a born again believer in Jesus Christ, we all have the right to labor and enjoy our fruits. All my life I have helped people in need. All brothers and sisters. I learned this from my father/grandfather/mother/grandmother. I also read this in the Bible. The Great teacher commands us to help one another. I am proud to say that I served this great country for twenty years in the USAF and I would do it again if asked. They teached us to be a team, to look after one another and thats what we have to do now. All I’m asking is: Lets come together as one, so we can accomplish our goal in electing Mr Romney and Mr Ryan as our next Pres and Vice-Pres. Its for the future of this great country. May the Lord God Help All Of Us. GODS PEACE AND BLESSING BE ON YOU ALL.
TexasChief: I applaud your comments, they are sincere and stand on TRUTH. We must come together now. We are in a financial EMERGENCY caused single handedly by Obama. There are many people with blinders on, many people that are selfish and don’t care of the diminished future we leave our children and grandchildren. Even the dishonesty this Government sadly placed upon your people, I still think of you as my brother in these dangerous times. As I do the Chinese, Blacks and Japanese and Mexicans whom we also mistreated and lied to.
We now must act as one force against those that wish to divide us, like the Kneelands above who only tell half truths to turn us against each other for Obama’s gain.
Best Regards, Donald
Obamas arrival in the white house was prophecy! America can’t be that dumb again, but if Satan gets elected again, its all over. Obama has lost the coal vote and I hope most of health care. He has no record to run upon, so its pure mud slinging till the end…He goes around congress with executive order..WTH..how can he get by with that. If you vote for obama, you should lose your citizenship.
http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/26344/
Re-think ENDORSING this joke!
Mitt had a number of very good choices for VP. Some ”safe”, some perhaps ”secure” for the campaign effort. However, he selected Paul not just for the campaign effort, but even more critical, for the future of our great country. Paul, I am sure, with Mitt, and our total support will lead America back to the greatness it has historically embodied.
Our task going forward is one of education. The far left democratic party will spend every penny of their war chest to convince the “masses” that the Republican leadership wants “millionaires and billionaires” to be rewarded at the expense of the “masses”. We need to cut through this demagoguery with the TRUTH. The truth is we want every American to be raised up. We don’t want our great country (the greatest country ever on the face of this planet) to go the way of Greece, Italy, Portugal, and the rest of Europe. It is up to US (the TEA Party) to lead in this educational effort. If we get 4 more years of Obama, and his socialist minions, it is our fault. We cannot fall short in this effort.
God bless, and guide Mitt, Paul, the TEA Party, and God bless America
Remind me again how Ryan, who voted for TARP, The Auto Bailouts, The ’08 and ’09 Stimulus, who wants a National ID, wants to make the Patriot Act permanent, is for government surveillance without warrants, is supported by the Tea Party, who is supposed to be for SMALL GOVERNMENT? This just shows you that the Tea Party has assimilated to the establishment republican party and is worth nothing anymore.
Woodrow Wilson
Individualism is very important, as it is important to maintain the rights of states. Even so, we have more to do as a nation, so I will need those who can afford it to pay us more. We will call it a graduated tax rate and it is being done for the good of the country. The same can be said for passage of a bill to make sure railroad workers don’t work more than 8 hours a day. Now if I can just keep us out of the war until after the next election, there is much more I can do.
Barack Obama
Individuals need to focus on the greater good, as it is important for states to stay out of what I deem to be federal matters. Even so, we have more to do as a nation, so I will need to follow in the path of another great leader; from each according to his ability, to each according to his need. I will call it fairness and it is being done for the good of the country. The same can be said for passage of a bill to make sure the wealthy do not utilize their gains to purchase better healthcare than that afforded to the poorest in our nation. Now if I can just pretend to get us out of the war before the next election, there is much more I can do.
Bet you didn’t know-
• Democrat Woodrow Wilson gave us the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Clayton Antitrust Act, and curtailed child labor. Barack gave us Obamacare.
From a funny little kindle ebook ‘History in Briefs’ by jd harlan
How can you say Ryan is an excellent choice?
Paul Ryan on Civil Liberties -Voted YES on federalizing rules for driver licenses to hinder terrorists. (Feb 2005) -Voted YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005) -Voted YES on allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant. (Sep 2006).
Paul Ryan on Bailouts and Government Stimuli -Voted YES on TARP (2008) -Voted YES on Economic Stimulus HR 5140 (2008) -Voted YES on $15B bailout for GM and Chrysler. (Dec 2008) -Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009).
Ryan voted for the HR 1540 — the NDAA — or National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, the greatest rollback of civil liberties in American history, inspiring a “pull Ryan” anti-Paul Ryan site to implore him to oppose it as well as SOPA.
You are totally brainwashed my friend. You state the so called damaging parts of past actions and leave out the whole truth. Just the way they want you. I won’t waste your time debating your points other than half of them are needed and Obama voted/endorsed the rest.
Obama is a con man, raised and educated by con men all his life. He lies, then and acts like he didn’t now he told a lie. One of us is correct, one isn’t, history will tell the truth. I choose the Lord’s side.
Best wishes to you and yours, Donald
Ya know Jon, I’m not seeing much difference anymore between a tea party Republican and the republicans of recent years. It’s just a back door for more of the same. Kevin
The decision to have Paul Ryan as Romney’s running mate is the best thing that has happened to Romney. Romney came alive this weekend. This team together is founded on truth, knowledge, accountability and intelligence. How exciting. I was glued to Fox this weekend. Ryan GETS it and so does Romney. This was brilliant on Romney’s part. This is good for our country. Let’s stand behind these men and get BHO out of office.
And a side comment: TexasChief, YOU ARE A GREAT AMERICAN – thank you for your wise words.
Paul Ryan policy will destroy Medicare for the future Retirees…our children…
If Paul Ryan is so conservative and supported by the tea party why does he want to take my retirement to help with the national debt? I am tired of these government pukes trying to ruin my life to make someone’s better that doesnt care!
Romney is running of Obamas record in office, but I am voting for Paul Tron.
Ryan voted for the bank bailouts, the biggest Medicare expansion in history (an unfunded con job designed to lure recipients into the clutches of for-profit insurance companies), and voted for the “Bridge to Nowhere”. In fact, he’s voted for everything Republicans did to blow up our deficit, voted for Bush’s stimulus — all things that tea partiers claim to oppose.
Paul Ryan voted to extend and expand the Patriot Act, involves himself in women’s uteruses, supports warrentless wiretapping, and voted to allow the President to hold American citizens prisoner indefinitely without charge or trial. And not only that, Ryan went to school on government money, gets his medical care paid for by taxpayers, and used government grants — not loans, but actual grants — to get rich. He’s lived on the government dole almost all of his life, and now he wants to make sure that no one else can get help when they need it. Even worse, except for working at McDonalds and driving the Wienermobile as summer jobs while in school, he’s spent his entire career in Washington.
What’s even worse is that Paul Ryan takes millions of dollars from the insurance, banking, and pharmaceutical industries and votes for them on their issues while claiming to represent his constituents.
Paul Ryan is a big spending-no tax “conservative”, a Washington insider’s insider, and thoroughly corrupt, yet the Tea Party supports him.
This is why the Tea Party will never be taken seriously.
I think supporting Ryan is a mistake. He wants to project his personal religious believes upon everyone else in the form of law. He has an intrusive, extremist social agenda and wants to use the government to enforce it.
We the People want LESS government intrusion, not more.
Why the beard James? Does it hide something too…
When did the Tea Party ever drink all of this christian kool aid anyway? That is NOT what we stand for! Keep Ryan and his extremist ideas out of my wifes pants, out of my daughters pants and out of my mom’s pants!!!
Hah Hah! http://romneygirl.org/index.html
Mittens’ pick of Paul Ryan for veep was the best gift the Repugnant Party could ever offer to us Democrats.
Seriously? Paul Ryan? Mr. I voted for TARP, auto bailouts and stimulus? The same guy who is being touted as “fiscally conservative”, when his voting record proves something completely different? How in the world is it possible that a movement started by Ron Paul and his unwavering valued has come to support a liberal RINO like Romney and a RINO like Paul Ryan? Very sad.
/ Right on – Tea Party. I’m with you. And here is something that turned up on the web. /
DANGEROUS RADICALS OF THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT !
by Dave MacPherson
[quotes are from Vital Quotations by Emerson West]
ROBERT E. LEE: “In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.” (p. 21)
DANIEL WEBSTER: “If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering and to prosper.” (p. 21)
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS: “I have made it a practice for several years to read the Bible through in the course of every year.” (p. 22)
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: “I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man. All the good from the Saviour of the world is communicated to us through this book.” (p. 22)
GEORGE WASHINGTON: “It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.” (p. 22)
HORACE GREELEY: “It is impossible to mentally or socially enslave a Bible-reading people.” (p. 23)
THOMAS JEFFERSON: “I hold the precepts of Jesus as delivered by himself to be the most pure, benevolent, and sublime which have ever been preached to man. I adhere to the principles of the first age; and consider all subsequent innovations as corruptions of this religion, having no foundation in what came from him.” (p. 45)
THOMAS JEFFERSON: “Had the doctrines of Jesus been preached always as pure as they came from his lips, the whole civilized world would by now have become Christian.” (p. 47)
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: “As to Jesus of Nazareth, my opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the system of morals and his religion, as he left them to us, is the best the world ever saw, or is likely to see.” (p.49)
WOODROW WILSON: “The sum of the whole matter is this—-that our civilization cannot survive materially unless it be redeemed spiritually. It can only be saved by becoming permeated with the spirit of Christ and being made free and happy by practices which spring out of that spirit.” (p. 143)
PATRICK HENRY: “There is a just God who presides over the destiny of nations.” (p. 145)
THOMAS JEFFERSON: “Material abundance without character is the surest way to destruction.” (p. 225)
THOMAS JEFFERSON: “Of all the systems of morality, ancient or modern, which have come under my observation, none appear to me so pure as that of Jesus.” (p. 237)
GEORGE WASHINGTON: “The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low, that every person of sense and character detests and despises it.” (p. 283)
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: “Here is my creed. I believe in one God, the Creator of the universe. That he governs it by his Providence. That he ought to be worshiped.” (p. 301)
CALVIN COOLIDGE: “The strength of a country is the strength of its religious convictions.” (p. 305)
GEORGE WASHINGTON: “The perpetuity of this nation depends upon the religious education of the young.” (p. 306)
Prior to our increasingly “Hell-Bound and Happy” era, America’s greatest leaders were part of the (gulp) Religious Right! Today we have forgotten God’s threat (to abort America) in Psa. 50:22—-”Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.”
Can Paul Ryan or anyone else for that matter explain his “conservative ” voting record? he voted for ALL the bailouts, voted in favor of prescription drug benefits for Medicare recipients, Section 8 Housing vouchers, extending unemployment benefits, No Child Left Behind Act, making the PATRIOT Act permanent, allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant, authorizing military force in Iraq, emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan,.
Ryan also supports the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, federal bailouts, increased federal involvement in education, unconstitutional and undeclared wars, Medicare Part D (a multi trillion dollar unfunded liability), stimulus spending, and foreign aid.
He voted to extend the PATRIOT Act, for CISPA, for DOMA, for the NDAA (three times), to expand the Department of Homeland Security, to extend troop commitments in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya and to give the President the power to appoint department heads without Senatorial approval.
We must defeat the socialist Marxist first. Then we can nit-pick the details and name call each other on whether our current “Tax Laws” are worth keeping. This nonsense about “how conservative someone is or is not” is not helpful. We must defeat Obama, and repeal the new “Obama-Tax-Care” and totally reform our entitlements and get a grip on the facts that this country is broke. A 100% increase in everyone’s taxes will not change a thing for our children or grandchildren. Wake up folks – we are in a crisis and all this bickering is not helpful.
DEFEAT OBAMA – that is job #1.
Endorsing Ryan? Really? Ryan voted for TARP, the bank and auto bailouts……the very issues that lead to the groundswell movement of the Tea Party. Ryan proposed a budget that would continue big government deficit spending for many years and is anything but fiscally responsible.
Tea Party Patriots clearly is no more than a front for the Republican party and has nothing to do with honesty, responsibility and accountability in government.
I will not lend my support to this bunch of hipocrites!
Seriously? I signed up to get the repeal obamatax bumper sticker and thought I’d stop and read a little while I’m here. Romney/Ryan would be no different than the government with Obama that everyone is carping about. If you REALLY believe in limited government and individual freedoms, the only person you would consider is Ron Paul. I will vote for him if I have to write him in … however; I think he will win the Republican Party nomination and the revolution of the American people against government out of control will move forward.